I just got this e-mail response to a message I sent in May 2000. Anyone
still interested?
Loren
------ Forwarded Message
From: Tom Deering <tmd_at_deering.org>
Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2001 13:10:08 -0700
To: Loren_at_Finkelstein.net, pgrothaus_at_hibiotech.com,
newtontalk_at_planetnewton.com
Subject: Re: magnified stylus dirt photos
I found the photos of the magnified stylus dirt, and placed them on
my website at
Let me know if they are useful.
Tom
On 5/1/00, Loren Finkelstein wrote:
>Hi Tom. It's Loren, from NYCNUG.
>
>Some people on the Newtontalk mailing list have been looking for your
>electron microscope picture of a dirty stylus.
>
>Do you still have it anywhere on the net?
>
>Thanks,
>Loren
>
>----------
>From: "Paul G. Grothaus" <pgrothaus_at_hibiotech.com>
>Reply-To: newtontalk_at_planetnewton.com
>Date: Fri, 28 Apr 2000 11:32:26 -1000
>To: <newtontalk_at_planetnewton.com>
>Subject: Re: NTLK Photo of dirty stylus tip..?
>
>
>>>> Some time ago someone did some research into the source of
>>>>scratches on the
>>>> Newton screen, and published a photo of the tip of a dirty
>>>>stylus taken with
>>>> an electron microscope. Does anybody know where I can find the
>>>>URL for this
>>>> photo?
>
>Earlier, I had written:
>>>
>>> If memory serves me, this Photo was on the New York Newton Users Group
>>> (NYNUG) page. I no longer have the URL. Any former members of NYNUG on the
>>> list?
>
>To which Loren Finkelstein replyed:
>
>> NYCNUG is still alive, in the form of NYCDAUG (Digatal Asst. User Group)
>> The url is http://www.nycdaug.com
>> But, I was unable to find the picture on the site.
>>
>
>I combed through this site and found the following in the meeting minutes
>for 1997:
>
>NYCNUG Meeting Minutes for July 10, 1997
>.. Tom Deering went "to the video tape" and allowed us to see a close up
>view of his Newton stylus to discover that there were particles of dirt on
>it that was difficult to see with the naked eye. He also showed us that
>simply using a cotton swab does not work in cleaning it. He was able to do
>this by hooking up a video recorder to a microscope. He played the video for
>us. Tom's stylus was made by Cross (800) 510-9660.
>
>I could swear that back in 1998, there was a link to the photo accompanying
>this note. Maybe Loren knows Tom Deering and could check on this?
>
>Aloha,
>Paul G. Grothaus, Ph.D.
>Hawaii Biotechnology Group, Inc.
>Aiea, HI
>
>******************************************
>This NewtonTalk Message brought to you by:
>
>EVOTE.COM, the ESPN of Politics on the
>Internet. Visit EVOTE.COM for all the latest
>news on Campaign 2000!
>
>Visit http://www.evote.com today!
>
>******************************************
>
>Need Subscribe/Unsubscribe Info?
>visit http://www.planetnewton.com
>
>******************************************
--- tmd_at_deering.org http://www.deering.org------ End of Forwarded Message
-- This is the Newtontalk mailinglist - http://www.newtontalk.net To unsubscribe or manage: visit the above link or mailto:newtontalk-request_at_newtontalk.net?Subject=unsubscribe
This archive was generated by hypermail 2.1.2 : Wed Jan 02 2002 - 12:02:13 EST